He didn't say yes. But he didn't say no, either. And he is -- demonstrating. She chooses to take that as a good sign.
She watches, wide-eyed as he submerges and begins to traverse the length of the pool. He really does make it look like he was born to the stuff. She experiments, waving her hands in the water, trying to stabilize herself against the waves of water that precede his return. It works better with her fingers cupped together.
He emerges from the water, and she's grinning like a fool. Like he's juggled fire or disappeared a rabbit into thin air. "Amazing. All right. Let me try."
She struggles, holding his gaze as she forces herself to sink down into the water. The water covers her shoulders, and she lifts her chin. A moment later, she sinks beneath the water.
She emerges less than five seconds later, coughing and sputtering, her hands reaching out for something to hold onto.
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She watches, wide-eyed as he submerges and begins to traverse the length of the pool. He really does make it look like he was born to the stuff. She experiments, waving her hands in the water, trying to stabilize herself against the waves of water that precede his return. It works better with her fingers cupped together.
He emerges from the water, and she's grinning like a fool. Like he's juggled fire or disappeared a rabbit into thin air. "Amazing. All right. Let me try."
She struggles, holding his gaze as she forces herself to sink down into the water. The water covers her shoulders, and she lifts her chin. A moment later, she sinks beneath the water.
She emerges less than five seconds later, coughing and sputtering, her hands reaching out for something to hold onto.